. A story of the war and family war service record, 1914-1919. ly rounded up and dan-ger from foreign enemy colonies was quickly avert-ed, if any existed. Damage from the work of spiesand plotters was held to a minimum, though it mustever be regretted that the burning of the parliamentbuildings at Ottawa probably was the act of incen-diaries. German spies were not idle, but their machina-tions availed little, thanks to the co-operation ofCanadian and American secret service men, whichresulted in the timely discovery of widespread plots,laid in the then neutral United States, to destroymunition
. A story of the war and family war service record, 1914-1919. ly rounded up and dan-ger from foreign enemy colonies was quickly avert-ed, if any existed. Damage from the work of spiesand plotters was held to a minimum, though it mustever be regretted that the burning of the parliamentbuildings at Ottawa probably was the act of incen-diaries. German spies were not idle, but their machina-tions availed little, thanks to the co-operation ofCanadian and American secret service men, whichresulted in the timely discovery of widespread plots,laid in the then neutral United States, to destroymunition plants, railway tunnels and the Wetlandcanal. The war taxes laid in the two countries were inmany respects similar, particularly the income tax,which was on a two per cent basis for the smallerearnings, with $1,000 exempt for single and $2,000for married persons. Canadas habits of saving, as well as her patri-otic spirit, were exemplified in the overwhelmingsubscriptions made to all of the five war loans. Thegovernment asked in all for $750,000,000, but the. 7mm^ x^
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